Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, penned an oped in the Financial Times calling for a 12 billion-pount, 10-point plan to effect Britain’s green recovery. Johnson wants to create 250,000
Continue readingBoris Johnson’s green plan puts advanced nuclear in top three
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected two teams—one led by TerraPower in partnership with GE Hitachi, building a 345 MWe sodium fast reactor with a molten salt energy
Continue readingDOE announces funding for three advanced reactor builds
A draft of the Democratic Party’s policy platform backs aggressive climate change proposals to reach net-zero emissions as quickly as possible using a technology-neutral approach that values “existing and advanced
Continue readingDNC draft climate platform includes nuclear power
Microsoft has grabbed the corporate high ground with a commitment to be carbon negative by 2030. The senior executives have studied the issue and write: “If we don’t curb emissions
Nuclear plants today provide 10% of the world’s electricity, all of it carbon-free – that’s almost twice the combined contribution of solar and wind. To meet the key energy goals
Continue readingNuclear power has a big role to play in the energy transition
Southern Company, a leading utility, is partnering with Bill Gate’s TerraPower to develop a molten chloride fast reactor (MCFR) that uses liquid salts as both a coolant and fuel. Working
Continue readingSouthern Company and TerraPower Prep for Testing on Molten Salt Reactor
The Earthshot Prize is an ambitious and prestigious effort organized by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to incentivize change and help repair our planet over the next ten years.
Philanthropy’s potential role in the science and development of nuclear power is significantly constrained, both by the overlap with impact investors and the traditionally dominant role played by government, especially
Impact Alpha, a news service for “impact” investors, reports on stepped up investment by climate-savvy investors, willing to make long-term bets and data from Cambridge Associates showing a rebound in
Continue readingCleantech investing rebounds but critical capital gaps remain